This figure, along with the Wookiee commander #15 Merumeru as he appeared in Revenge Of The Sith, #16 Clone commander Neyo in his Phase II armor, The Sith Lord #18 Darth Plagueis the Wise as he is described in the Expanded Universe, and #19 Mace Windu as he appeared in The Clone Wars in the third wave of figures in The Black Series.

This wave was first revealed to the public in July 2013 as part of the display in Hasbro's booth at Celebration Europe II and began reaching eager collectors the following October.